They just shut down Uber in my country yesterday after a big lawsuit (a taxi company sued them). To be honest I do not know how to react to that I often hear different stories (Yes, I use, or now better out used, Uber) form drivers some tell me they need to work a shitton of hours to get a decent loan to manage their live and others tell me it's a goldmine. To be honest the main reason why I use Uber is the transparency. I often got cheated by taxi drivers taking a longer route or what not and that can not happen driving with Uber and of course it's pretty convenient to order a Uber paying by credit card after a long night out with no money in the pockets after the club. Fortunately the weather starts to get better here and spring finally arrived (love to walk home in morning when the sun comes out after a long night out).
To that scheme promotion: Even if the wages are low, that should not be an excuse to rip off other people. Since only a few reports I would count this to the universal rule: There is an bad apple everywhere.
Regarding this topic: there is another great feature in Uber: the rating. I think eventually people acting like that will get low star ratings and at one point Uber won't let them drive anymore.
Do not get me wrong I'm in no way defending or promoting Uber. Actually I thought about the "Uber problem" a lot and came to my personal conclusion it's OK for me to use it from time to time. Like I said I basically only use it to get home after a long night out when there is no other possibility than a one or two hour ride with the nightline.
On the other side (forget about Uber now just think about the scheme side): I really do not get how people can still fall for them schemes hard. In this time you need to have some dort of critical thinking. Just think about it you drive home in the evening after a drink with your friends and a complete stranger comes up to you and starts talking about how to get rich (this really should be the first red flag), how the fu** can anybody without even researching (and literally every time you really research those schemes you will recognized it's a scheme in no time) invest money in that. Just believing some random guy, and often using money they really need to live, pay rent, food and stuff. We do see the same in Crypto though just to many people falling for obvious scams. That's why I always say:
**Don't be a sheep! Develop critical thinking on your own!
PS: Sorry, got a little long, just poured out of me. And sorry for my english just wrote out of my head with no double checking. Hope you get what I mean.
Good insights. You're a smart cookie. Don't worry about your english, I don't even speak any other languages.